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Grunge-1990s Music - FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning
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This lesson and supporting resources provide aa detailed account of the Grunge music genre that started in the late 1980s and grew massively in popularity throughout the 1990s with hugely successful bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Mud Honey. It covers the major social and musical elements of the music genre, along with important artists that influenced the style. It also comes with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself, this keeping learner engaged throughout. Moreover, there are also additional listening tasks and student research/investigation into the style of music. The presentation covers the instruments employed, tone, and techniques used within the style. Moreover, YouTube embedded links to aid learning. It covers social norms, social and some of the major artists and bands. Again, all with video and music examples to support throughout. This resource also comes with 3 classroom task worksheets that can be completed alongside the lesson/presentation and integrated music links to listen through and use with the classroom exercises. The presentation finally comes in video form to aid learning and can also be used as a revision tool to help students, this is .mp4 format. In this package: PRESENTATION – Grunge Music 1990s-(.pdf High quality) VIDEO – Revision video of presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. ========================= WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s -STYLED WORKSHEET – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s -NO STYLE ANSWERS – Class Task linked with Presentation- Grunge 1990s ========================= WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research- Grunge 1990s -STYLED WORKSHEET – Task 1: Research- Grunge 1990s -NO STYLE ========================= WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey)-STYLED WORKSHEET – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey)- NO STYLE ANSWERS – TASK 2: Listening Exercise-Case Study (Mud Honey) WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Grunge is an aggressive and angry genre, quite often with swearing throughout many popular songs. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. I have tried to ensure that music examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding! =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me on TES to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!
Punk - Quick Outline
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Punk - Quick Outline, is one of many infographics that outline the main features and elements of popular music styles and genres. These quick summaries would act as a great study guide to give a concise and detailed look at different Pop music key characteristics and qualities. Each poster comes with embedded YouTube links to musical examples and breaks the style into these key areas: · Instrumentation · Performance & Arrangement · Technology & Production · Main Artists/Bands · Influences · Key Facts & Terminology Posters and displays are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster and but used again and again for a range of materials. In this package: OUTLINE-POSTER – (.png HD quality image file) OUTLINE-POSTER – (.pdf with embedded links) POWERPOINT Version POSTER - (.pptx - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!
Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning
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Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning

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The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. Listening Skills - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Listening Skills - The Beatles - Hey Jude Listening Skills - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Listening Skills - Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger All material, presentations and worksheets within this resource have been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the band Queen, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure (.png) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Dynamics (.png) INFOGRAPHIC– Bohemian Rhapsody – Song Structure with Dynamics (.png)
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning
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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - LISTENING SKILLS-with Distance Learning

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The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by the band Nirvana, with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Rhythmic Elements Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, these allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Smells Like Teen Spirit (.pdf High quality) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 1 – Meter and Timing (.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 2 – Guitar Rhythm (.MP3) AUDIO– Sequenced Audio Example 3 – Drums and Bass Rhythm (.MP3) INFOGRAPHIC– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Song Structure (.pdf) INFOGRAPHIC– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Song Dynamics and texture (.pdf)
Song Structure-LESSON + INFOGRAPHIC
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Song Structure-LESSON + INFOGRAPHIC

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The Music Song Structure Infographic and lesson is a great introduction to learning about the most common parts and elements of all songs. It is one of many explaining a wide range of basic features for Musical composition and Musical Theory. This is a great way to get younger learners to remember common structural elements within popular music. This infographic is a lifelong tool you will use again and again. Along with a very interactive lesson where words, song structural terms, and a brief explanation are linked. Moreover, there is a Worksheet that can be used for remote learning, homework, or as a class exercise. Posters and Infographics are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster. In this package: INFOGRAPHIC – (.png file) INFOGRAPHIC – (.pdf file) CUTOUT – Word Match - lesson exercise WORKSHEET – Classroom lesson to support Infographic and “Cutout Exercise”.
History of Rock Music - FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning
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History of Rock Music - FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning

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This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the development and progression of Rock music through the ages, with a brief outline of each major style/genres all the way from Rock’s Blues roots, to Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1950s, to Glam Rock of the 1970s, and all the way to modern styles. All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home. In this package: Lecture HOMEWORK – Question sheet linked with presentation ANSWERS/HOMEWORK – Full answers for marking of Worksheet. Video .MOV file (presentation in video form, used for student revision) Video .mp4 file (presentation in video form, used for student revision) **Covered in the lesson “History of Rock Music ** Origins of Rock ‘n’ RolL Music Robert Johnson and early Blues Big Bill “Broonzy” – early Blues Racism and Music 1930/40/50 Early crossover music – Rockabilly New Technology and the Electric Guitar – 1930/40 Rock ‘n’ Roll British Invasion Surf Rock Folk Rock Blue Rock Psychedelic Rock Glam Rock Punk Rock Indie Rock and New Wave Heavy Metal 1970/80 Heavy Metal 1980/90 Grunge Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore and Emo Digital Rock Rock Music’s Cultural Impact In this package: PRESENTATION – History of Rock Music (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – History of Rock Music-COMPRESSED (.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – History of Rock Music (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) HOMEWORK – CLASS TASK 1-History of Rock- not Styled ANSWER SHEETS (for homework task above) – CLASS TASK 1-History of Rock- not Styled WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! The embedded links to YouTube within this resource/presentation may not be suitable for all learner ages. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. We have tried to ensure that video/music examples are suitable for all classrooms, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. Thank you for understanding!
1970-80-90s Music-Indie Rock and New Wave - FULL LESSON
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1970-80-90s Music-Indie Rock and New Wave - FULL LESSON

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This lecture and supporting classroom resources is part nine in the “History of Popular Music” package. It covers the key aspects and influences of Indie Rock and New Wave Music genres. In this package: Lecture Classroom Worksheet (with teacher Answer sheet) HOMEWORK– written worksheet on Indie Music and important Record Labels POSTER – Full A3 posted covering Indie Rock and artists Video (presentation in video form, used for student revision) 1970-80-90s Music-Indie Rock and New-Wave Major/Independent Record Labels The BIG 4 Record Labels currently Independent Charts History of Factory Record – Manchester Factory Record – Happy Mondays and ‘Mad’chester genres History of Rough Trade – London Important follow on genre to form Indie Rock and New-Wave
History of Punk Rock 1970s (Hardcore, Post-Punk, Oi and More!) - FULL LESSON
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History of Punk Rock 1970s (Hardcore, Post-Punk, Oi and More!) - FULL LESSON

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Discover the raw energy and cultural impact of punk rock with our comprehensive teaching resource, “History of Punk Rock.” This engaging 60-slide presentation, available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats, offers a deep dive into the world of punk, from its rebellious roots to its diverse sub-genres. Each slide is packed with valuable information, complemented by embedded YouTube videos featuring music examples from iconic bands and historical documentaries that bring the punk rock story to life. The presentation is thoughtfully organized into seven detailed chapters: Early Punk Rock and Development, Punk Rock in the UK, Punk and Society, Pop Punk, and Punk Splits into Different Sub-Genres. These sections provide a chronological journey through punk’s evolution, highlighting key movements, influential artists, and the genre’s societal impact. To enhance the learning experience, we’ve included four versatile classroom worksheets and homework tasks. These activities offer a blend of listening exercises and research projects, encouraging students to explore punk rock’s influence on music and culture actively. Ideal for music and history educators, this resource not only informs but also inspires students to appreciate the revolutionary spirit of punk rock. Bring the essence of punk into your classroom and spark meaningful discussions with the “History of Punk Rock” teaching resource!
Swing & Big Band Jazz - Quick Outline
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Swing & Big Band Jazz - Quick Outline

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Swing & Big Band Jazz - Quick Outline, is one of many infographics that outline the main features and elements of popular music styles and genres. These quick summaries would act as a great study guide to give a concise and detailed look at different Pop music key characteristics and qualities. Each poster comes with embedded YouTube links to musical examples and breaks the style into these key areas: · Instrumentation · Performance & Arrangement · Technology & Production · Main Artists/Bands · Influences · Key Facts & Terminology Posters and displays are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster and but used again and again for a range of materials. In this package: OUTLINE-POSTER – (.png HD quality image file) OUTLINE-POSTER – (.pdf with embedded links) POWERPOINT Version POSTER - (.pptx - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) ===================================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me on TeachersPayTeachers.com to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered in my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks! Get Social with The Music Espionage: If you would like to see more of our lessons, infographics, and teaching resources please like and follow on social media platforms and the TpT store. Why not even become a Fan on Patreon, and get early access to material, free video lesson content, and lots, lots more.
Contemporary R&B - Quick Outline
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Contemporary R&B - Quick Outline

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Contemporary R&B - Quick Outline, is one of many infographics that outline the main features and elements of popular music styles and genres. These quick summaries would act as a great study guide to give a concise and detailed look at different Pop music key characteristics and qualities. Each poster comes with embedded YouTube links to musical examples and breaks the style into these key areas: · Instrumentation · Performance & Arrangement · Technology & Production · Main Artists/Bands · Influences · Key Facts & Terminology Posters and displays are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster and but used again and again for a range of materials. In this package: OUTLINE-POSTER – (.png HD quality image file) OUTLINE-POSTER – (.pdf with embedded links) POWERPOINT Version POSTER - (.pptx - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) =================================== Product License: Unlimited copies for you. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends, fellow teachers, or students. Freebies and Discounts: Follow me to stay updated with discounts and freebies. There are also lots of Free resources offered on my store! Comments…We Love 'Em! Your feedback brightens our day and helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks!
Music Genres Quick Outline-MEGA BUNDLE-Jazz Styles
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Music Genres Quick Outline-MEGA BUNDLE-Jazz Styles

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Music Genres Quick Outline-JAZZ MUSIC is a MASSIVE Bundle of infographics/posters that outline the main features and elements of popular music styles and genres. These quick summaries would act as a great study guide to give a concise and detailed look at different Pop music key characteristics and qualities. This resource would also work excellently alongside the History of Popular Music Styles – FULL LIBRARY. A great bundle that covers the history oF popular music from the pre-1950s to modern-day). All material, presentations and worksheets, within this resource has been recently updated and now includes links to online ‘Distance Learning’ versions through Google Slides™. This allowing extra flexibility and continued support if students are learning and engaging from outside the classroom at home. THIS BUNDLE KEEPS GROWING - so more genres to be added soon! Each poster comes with embedded YouTube links to musical examples and breaks the style into these key areas: · Instrumentation · Performance & Arrangement · Technology & Production · Main Artists/Bands · Influences · Key Facts & Terminology The Style Covered in this Bundle are: BeBop Jazz Dixieland Jazz Swing Jazz Cool Jazz Posters and displays are an extremely useful tool to aid learning and can motivate students to learn a specific topic. They can help learners to focus on a certain idea, fact, event, or process. They are convenient both for pupils and teachers as they help students to absorb the material faster and but used again and again for a range of materials. In this package - for each musical style: OUTLINE-POSTER – (.png HD quality image file) OUTLINE-POSTER – (.pdf with embedded links) POWERPOINT Version POSTER - (.pptx - read-only) GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf)
Minecraft Music-Distance Learning
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Minecraft Music-Distance Learning

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This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how music was written, composed and developed for the massively popular game ‘Minecraft’. How did the game’s main composer ‘C418’ use a wide range of techniques and musical genres like ‘Ambient’ to create such a rich soundtrack for this game? How has the game’s music been influenced by French composer and pianist Satie? What is Ambient music and its main characteristics? What other games have used similar techniques and styles? This lesson links very closely to ‘History of Video Game and Music’, ‘Sound Design in Video Games’, ‘Video Game Genres and their Music’ and ‘Zelda Games Music and Sound Design’. You can also purchase this resource, along with the others in the massive Video Game Bundle! The presentation is more than 30 slides, each with an eye-catching design for better student engagement and also linked to classroom tasks that feed in and work along with the presentation. Moreover, throughout the presentation, there are really useful embedded YouTube examples, with links to the videos to support and aid learning. The presentation come in both .pdf and PowerPoint version, along with a video version that can be used for revision and student home study. Moreover, all elements of the resources have been developed in Google Slides. This can be used for remote learning and easily allow for digital submission of the learning tasks included. The resource also comes with 3 classroom tasks/worksheets with extremely useful listening exercises that link with the presentation/lecture itself. Finally, there is also a really useful infographic, covering what other games use Ambient music soundtracks. This has embedded YouTube Links and come as a .PDF and PowerPoint files. WARNING – Before you buy this resource PLEASE READ! Within this presentation are YouTube video links – We have tried to ensure that audio and visual examples are suitable for the classroom, but this really depends on the learning environment and age range of your learners. It is the teacher/lecturer’s responsibility to monitor and check before engaging with learners. Thank you for understanding!
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - LISTENING SKILLS
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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - LISTENING SKILLS

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The aim of this resource is to enable learners to develop their listening skills, with a focus on sonic and musical components. It is part of a bundle of resources that allows learners to break-down and understand some of the most popular and iconic songs in Pop/Rock. Moreover, these listening skills lessons would work excellently alongside the “History of Modern Music” resource, this detailing the history of modern music. This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of the song with a full song break down and analysis. This covers some of the background and history of the band/artist along with a detailed breakdown of all musical elements from this track. Musical Elements covering: Tonality Tempo Meter/Time Signature Instrumentation Structure Dynamics/Texture Lyrical Structure and Analysis Song Theme Genre/Style The material in these resources would easily cover 1 to 2 lessons. The presentation covers the major musical elements from the song, and can be used after students have completed the Listening Skill worksheet or at the same time, working through section by section. The presentation also comes with embedded YouTube musical examples to support and engage learning and even references to other artists that are similar in style, or rhythm or tempo. This proving the learner with a wider range of listening and musical tastes. There are also 3 sequenced music arrangement examples for the song that focuses on certain elements, allowing the learner to carefully hear certain elements from the music. Moreover, the resource comes with a Listening Skills worksheet for learners to listen to the song and work through, and answer worksheet for teacher reference, and also a Help and Guidance sheet. In this package: PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Kate Bush-Running up That Hill (.pdf High quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Kate Bush-Running up That Hill - COMPRESSED(.pdf compressed quality) PRESENTATION – Listening Skills-Kate Bush-Running up That Hill - (.pptx PowerPoint - read-only) VIDEO – Revision video of the presentation to aid learning and help with student learning. GOOGLE SLIDES™ - Resource sheet with links to Digital Learning version of material (.pdf) WORKSHEET – Class Task – Listening Skills Questions(.pdf) ANSWERS – Class Task – Listening Skills Answers (.pdf) GUIDANCE - Class Task-Help and Guidance listening Skills (.pdf)
Leitmotifs and Film Music: Michael Myers - Halloween - John Carpenter
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Leitmotifs and Film Music: Michael Myers - Halloween - John Carpenter

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Learning about Leitmotifs and music in films is important as it enhances our appreciation for the artistry behind the music and its emotional impact on the audience. The ‘Michael Myers Theme’, in the film ‘Halloween’ by the renowned John Carpenter is one of the most famous leitmotifs of all time. It also helps us develop analytical, critical thinking, creative, cultural awareness, and attention to detail skills. Understanding music in films is essential in appreciating its contribution to storytelling and the audience’s emotional experience. These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical uses within film and television; everything from Jaw to James Bond, Darth Vader, the “One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, and many, many more. This range of worksheets provides an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about the importance of listening to music in film and television, explore the wider role of music within the film, develop critical listening skills, and learn about technical aspects of film music and score composition. These Leitmotifs and Film Music worksheets come with a range of different listening analysing questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great to share ideas and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. This resource is perfect for teachers looking to incorporate modern cultural elements into their music curriculum while also helping students develop skills relevant to the growing film and television industry.
Leitmotifs and Film Music: The Murder - Psycho - Bernard Herrmann
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Leitmotifs and Film Music: The Murder - Psycho - Bernard Herrmann

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Learning about Leitmotifs and music in films is important as it enhances our appreciation for the artistry behind the music and its emotional impact on the audience. The ‘Murder Theme’, from the 1960 film ‘Psycho’ by the renowned Bernard Herrmann is one of the most famous leitmotifs from modern times. The infamous “Shower Scene” from the film has become an important element in the Horror genre’s cinematic history, but it would have been nothing without its bone-chilling musical score. Listening and analysing film Leitmotifs develops analytical skills, critical thinking, creativity, cultural awareness, and attention to detail. Understanding music in films is essential in appreciating its contribution to storytelling and the audience’s emotional experience. These resources feature thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical uses within film and television; everything from Jaw to James Bond, Darth Vader, the “One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, and many, many more. This range of worksheets provides an engaging and interactive way for students to learn about the importance of listening to music in film and television, explore the wider role of music within the film, develop critical listening skills, and learn about technical aspects of film music and score composition. These Leitmotifs and Film Music worksheets come with a range of different listening analysing questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each exercise comes with a printable worksheet, and a Powerpoint presentation with answers to use at the front of the classroom, great to share ideas and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. This resource is perfect for teachers looking to incorporate modern cultural elements into their music curriculum while also helping students develop skills relevant to the growing film and television industry.
Listening Skills Task - Abba: The Winner Takes it All - 1970s Pop Music
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Listening Skills Task - Abba: The Winner Takes it All - 1970s Pop Music

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Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. “The Winner Takes It All” is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group’s seventh studio album, “Super Trouper”. It was released in 1980 and became a chart-topping hit in several countries, it is considered a masterpiece of songwriting.
Listening Skills Task - Blur: To the End - Britpop Music
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Listening Skills Task - Blur: To the End - Britpop Music

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Improve your students’ listening skills and help them develop their auditory perception with this range of engaging worksheets! This resource features thought-provoking questions and exercises to help students develop their understanding of a broad range of different musical styles; everything from Jazz, DooWop, Grunge, R&B, Rock and Roll, Gospel and many, many more. The worksheets come with a range of different listening questions, from multiple-choice, to short statements and those that require longer, more detailed responses. Moreover, every worksheet also has a related “Further Analysis & Discussion” question. Each of these is unique, and an excellent way to build upon knowledge gained and spark further classroom discussion in small groups or with the whole class. Each listening skills exercise comes with a printable worksheet, a Powerpoint version to use at the front of the classroom, great to share answers and write directly on using Smartboards. A printable Answer Sheet, saving you time with marking. Finally, a Google Slides version, which you can save to your own Drive, and a TpT Easel activity for learners to complete and submit online. The song featured on Blur’s critically acclaimed album “Parklife” (1994), an album that went on to become one of the defining records of the ‘Britpop’ era. The song is celebrated due to its catchy melody, lush orchestration, and romantic lyrics.
UAL-Level 3-Unit 13-Extended Project in Music Performance and Production-FULL UNIT
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UAL-Level 3-Unit 13-Extended Project in Music Performance and Production-FULL UNIT

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This assignment brief and supporting classroom resources are aimed especially for the UAL – Level 3 Second year “Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production”, Final Project Unit 13. They provide an excellent guide to structuring and student evidence for this unit and the other final unit for the extended diploma, Unit 12. This Resource is to be used along with additional evidence a centre would like to collect from the student. It is the Centre’s responsibility to ensure it covers and meets their requirements and standards. In this package: ASSIGNMNET – Unit 13 – Full brief covering all criteria and learning aims (.pdf) ASSIGNMNET – Unit 13 – Full brief covering all criteria and learning aims (.pdf compressed for smaller storage) INFOGRAPHIC - Outline of Unit 13 - UAL WORKSHEET – TASK 1-Project Context Outline-Template .docx EXAMPLE -TASK 1-Project Context Outline-Technology Student WORKSHEET -TASK 1-SWOT Analysis-Template EXAMPLE-TASK 1-SWOT Analysis INFOGRAPHIC - TASK 1-What is Primary and Secondary Research WORKSHEET - TASK 2-Research Log and Bibliography-Template EXAMPLE-TASK 2-Research Log and Bibliography WORKSHEET - TASK 3+4-Diary-Problem Solving-Template WORKSHEET - TASK 3+4-Risk Assessment-Equipment List-Template WORKSHEET - TASK 3+4-FULL Risk Assessment-Template EXAMPLE-TASK 3+4-FULL Risk Assessment EXAMPLE-TASK 3+4-Equipment Setup Plan TASK 3+4-Financial Records-Template TASK 3+4-Recording+Setup Plan-Template WORKSHEET - TASK 7-Evaluation and Reflection Log-Template WORKSHEET - TASK 7-Evaluation Worksheet-Template
UAL-Level 3-Extended Diploma: Unit 12 - Proposal Extended Project in Music Performance and-FULL UNIT
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UAL-Level 3-Extended Diploma: Unit 12 - Proposal Extended Project in Music Performance and-FULL UNIT

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This assignment brief and supporting classroom resources are aimed especially for the UAL – Level 3 “Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production”. This is for the Final Extended Project Unit 12 “Project proposal for extended project in music performance and production”. This also closely links with Unit 13 “Extended Project in Music Performance and Production”. They provide an excellent guide to structuring and student evidence for this unit. **This Resource is to be used along with additional evidence a centre would like to collect from the student. It is the Centre’s responsibility to ensure it covers and meets their requirements and standards. ** In this package: ASSIGNMNET – Unit 12 – Full brief covering all criteria and learning aims (.pdf High quality) ASSIGNMNET – Unit 12 – Full brief covering all criteria and learning aims (.pdf compressed for smaller storage) STUDENT GUIDE – TASK 1 – Guide to writing the Project Proposal and Check List STUDENT GUIDE – TASK 1 – Guide to Primary and Secondary Resources INFOGRAPHIC – Outline and check list for Unit 12 HOMEWORK – Starting your Research EXAMPLE - Task 1-Example of Bibliography and Research Comments EXAMPLE - Task 1-Example of Project/Weekly Plan TEMPLATE – Task 1-Project Plan Template
Creating Music for Film-FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning
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Creating Music for Film-FULL LESSON-with Distance Learning

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This lesson and supporting resources provide an extremely detailed account of how modern films use both Music and Sound, but also the people that make it. This lesson is closely linked with others in this series, “Music and Sound Design in Films”. The lesson presentation covers these key areas in detail; Has Music always been in Films? Non-Diegetic Sound in movies Why have Music in films? The two types of musical elements in films How Film scores play with our Brains Who creates the music for Films? The people that work on film music and production Spotting Session Composing and Writing Practical Example Part 1 – Interstellar Film – Hans Zimmer: writing for film Practical Example Part 2 – Interstellar Film – Hans Zimmer: writing for film Music and sounding Syncing Slates Timecode Themes and Musical Motifs Great example of musical Motifs in classic films Character Themes – “Leitmotifs” Practical Example – JAWS Film Practical Example – “Leitmotifs in Star Wars Films” Film Music Conclusion The presentation comes with convenient embedded YouTube video examples, this aiding learning and ensuring a very interactive lesson that engages with learners throughout. This lesson also links very closely to those of: Foley & Sound Effects In Films How Sound is Used in Films History of Sound in Film Sound Design in Star Wars This resource also comes with 3 separate worksheet tasks that can be completed as homework or in-class projects. One of these is directly linked to the lesson presentation, allowing learners to follow along during the lesson, but also providing greater engagement. This classroom task comes in a “No Style”, black and white print out or an attractive, “Styled” version. This also has embedded YouTube videos to aid learning and provided industry examples of score in film making. Moreover, these are also provided with answers to aid learning and save teaches time with marking student’s work.